Anny Chen, Piano

Young Taiwanese pianist Anny Chen was born in Taiwan, and began playing the piano at the age of three. Her early teachers were Chun-Hui Tsai, Mei-Yah Lo. She worked with Prof. Grace Chung at Tainan National University of the Arts, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in 2011. She later studied with Prof. Rolf-Peter Wille at Taipei National University of the Arts, and graduated with a Master's degree in 2013. Since 2013, she has been studying with Prof. Boris Slutsky at the Peabody Conservatory, where she also serves as an accompanist in both the conservatory and preparatory.

The recipient of a number of awards and honors, Ms. Chen is a winner of the Hsing Tien Kong National Music Competition, and the Taiwan National Music competition in Tainan County. She is also a finalist of the Young Artist Showcase, and the 3rd Treasury of Young Musicians Project.

As a solo pianist, Ms Chen has performed at the Prize-Winner Concert in Tainan, and the Piano Marathon Concert held in Tainan in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Later in 2009, Ms Chen was invited to play a concerto with the TNNUA Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Henry Curry. In 2012, she toured Hong Kong with the musicians from Taipei National University of the Arts. In addition, Ms Chen has also performed in master classes for Pi-Hsien Chen, Stephanie Cheng, Alexander Kobrin, Boris Berman, Jerome Rose, Konstantin Ganev, Victor Rosenbaum, George Vatchnadze, Jennifer Lim, Jerry Wang, Gwhyneth Chen, Vadim Sakharov, Andrei Yeh, and Ruth Slenczynska.

As an equally dedicated chamber musician, Ms Chen has won the first prize in Taiwan National Piano Trio Competition. She has worked with a number of different musicians, and was invited to hold a piano trio concert in Tainan in 2008. Also, Ms Chen toured Taipei and Chiayi, where she participated in several chamber music concerts with students and professors. Festivals she has attended as a chamber musician and a soloist include Summit Music Festival, and International Keyboard Institute Festival.

This year, Ms Anny Chen was invited to play at the Steinway Young Artists Concert Series: 35 Beethoven Sonatas held by Steinway. In March, she became the recipient of the scholarship from Taiwanese American Charity and Education Association.